Paragraph 52

United Kingdom

(1)

A disclosure with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, disciplinary proceedings relating to the performance by a lawyer, auditor, accountant, valuer or actuary of their professional duties.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1) “lawyer” means—

(a)

a person who for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29) is an authorised person in relation to an activity that constitutes a reserved legal activity (within the meaning of that Act),

(b)

a solicitor or barrister in Northern Ireland,

(c)

a solicitor or advocate in Scotland, or

(d)

a person who is a member, and entitled to practise as such, of a legal profession regulated in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.

(3)

Until the coming into force of section 18 of the Legal Services Act 2007, the following is substituted for paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) above—

“(a)
a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales,”.

Notes on Schedule

Commencement

I1: Sch. in force at 1.7.2009, see art. 1(2)

Notes on Part 2

Commencement

I1: Sch. Pt. 2 in force at 1.7.2009, see art. 1(2)